NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2360, 9 October 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Among the horses exhibited the other day at the Temuka parade, and which realised special attention on the part of breeders and others, was the well known thoroughbred Jangler. A reference to his pedigree shows that Jangler comes of an excellent strain. At various times he has carried off some of the leading events at Christchurch, and lit and well he is acknowledged to be about the fastest horse on the New Zealand turf. Mr T. W. Corbett, his owner, announces that Jangler will travel this season in the Geraldine, Temuka, Kakahu, and Waihi Bush districts.

At the E.M. Court this morning, before R. Beetham Esq., E.M., Michael Crowley arrested at Duntroon yesterday on a warrant issued at Geraldine for disobeying a summons to appear at the E.M. Court there to answer a charge of violent assault, was remanded to Geraldine. A man supposed to be suffering from lunacy from drink was remanded for medical examination.

The shoal of fish which visited the roadstead a few days ago, is still undiminished. Last evening the Breakwater was lined with anglers all night long, and the slaughter by moonlight must have been immense, for this morning the top of the structure was fairly covered with fish.

By the Harbor Board’s ten per cent, reduction, the poor old lighthouse keeper’s miserable pittance of 30s per week has been reduced to 275. The line has been drawn at the Board’s charwoman, but she is in fear and trembling lest by a further resolution of the Board she may be deprived of her soap money.

The inquiry into the wreck of the Hydaspes is concluded. Captain Mitchell and two of the officers of the steamer Centurion which ran into the Hydaspes and sank her, were examined before the Wreck Commissioners’ Court. Captain Mitchell attributed the accident to the speed at which the Hydaspes was going, and to her not porting when the Centurion’s whistle was blown. The Court held that Captain Mitchell had not neglected his duty, and had done all that was possible to save life. Those who were on the Hydaspes do not agree with Captain Mitchell in his opinion of the cause of the calamity.

The attempt to raise the s.s. Taupo at Tauranga having failed, it is now proposed to try the process invented by Herr Eaydt, of Hanover. This plan is to use strong canvas balloons, saturated with caoutchouc solution and lined thickly with caoutchouc, carbonic acid gas in a condensed state being inserted in the balloons under water. The process was publicly tried at Kiel, where an anchor stone weighing 300 cwt was raised from a depth of ten metres by means of a balloon three metres in diameter. TheTimaru side-school which is intended as an auxiliary to the main school and will be specially devoted to infant tuition will be ready for occupation in about a fortnight.

An epidemic of fever and ague threatens tire new post and telegraph offices. The premises are furnished complete with elaborate counters and massive mantel-pieces, but in the absence of fires or firegrates, the damp walls are shedding tears of sympathy on the shivering officials. The bad acoustic propetries of the Education Board’s room is attributed to the humid atmosphere.

There is nothing like a good character and plenty of it. A guard on the North Western who has been a confidential servant of the Company for twenty years has been convicted for stealing travellers’ luggage throughout that period to the value of upwards of £I,OOO.